"Was she buried there? We have absolutely no ancient literary or documentary evidence to suggest so. And I have seen no archaeological evidence yet to suggest that she was." Thomas Faucher, director ...

Archaeologists working in Peru, assisted by artificial intelligence, have discovered 303 previously unknown giant symbols carved in the Nazca Desert. The carvings include birds, plants, spiders, ...

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Anthropologists have spent decades documenting a mysterious collection of symbols etched into the Peruvian desert, depicting everything from human decapitation and domesticated animals to ...

The documentary highlights these differences by contrasting two distinct sacrificial practices. From the renowned Mayan ball courts, often found in urban centers and ceremonial settings, where human ...

For over 100 years, archaeologists have been flummoxed by a set of symbols discovered at an ancient temple in Iraq — until now. An expert on Mesopotamia says he has decoded the symbols, revealing a ...

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